Book 18. (1 results) Blood Brothers of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 7 | 651 | Two additional reasons militating against bellicosity and martial aggression during the summer festivals might be mentioned. |
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Book 18. (7 results) Blood Brothers of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 7 | 648 | This sort of thing is not historically unprecedented. |
| 7 | 649 | For example, in ancient Greece the times of certain games, such as the Olympic games, constituted a truce period during which it was customary to suspend the internecine wars of competitive cities. |
| 7 | 650 | Teams and fans from the combatant poleis then could journey to and from the stadiums in safety. |
| 7 | 651 | Two additional reasons militating against bellicosity and martial aggression during the summer festivals might be mentioned. |
| 7 | 652 | First, the size of these gatherings, the enemy being massed, so to speak, tends to reduce the practicality of attacks. |
| 7 | 653 | Bands of men are not well advised to launch themselves upon nations. |
| 7 | 654 | Secondly, it is supposedly bad medicine to attack during the times of festivals. |
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This sort of thing is not historically unprecedented.
For example, in ancient Greece the times of certain games, such as the Olympic games, constituted a truce period during which it was customary to suspend the internecine wars of competitive cities.
Teams and fans from the combatant poleis then could journey to and from the stadiums in safety.
Two additional reasons militating against bellicosity and martial aggression during the summer festivals might be mentioned.
First, the size of these gatherings, the enemy being massed, so to speak, tends to reduce the practicality of attacks.
Bands of men are not well advised to launch themselves upon nations.
Secondly, it is supposedly bad medicine to attack during the times of festivals.
- (Blood Brothers of Gor, Chapter 7)